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Linkin Park starts “From Zero” with new album and tour

Michael Keehan Staff Writer Very few rock bands from the 2000s had the success and versatility that the California-based band Linkin Park did. Led by singer Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda, the band burst onto the scene with their alternative rock/nu-metal debut album “Hybrid Theory,” selling 32 million copies nationwide and winning a Grammy […]

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Katy Perry fails to evolve on new album ‘143’

Katy Perry performs live. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Michael Keehan Staff Writer It’s hard to remember fifteen years ago when Katy Perry was one of various pop stars who ruled the radio. Her three-album run of “One of the Boys,” “Teenage Dream,” and “Prism” brought campy and fun pop music that were the best […]